Disabled Espanola man hurt in home invasion robbery

Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 11:48 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 12:10 p.m.

A disabled Espanola man was injured and his home ransacked during a home invasion robbery on Espanola Road in Bunnell, authorities said Friday.

The 60-year-old man, who uses a wheelchair to get around, told Flagler County sheriff’s deputies that shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday four men, one armed with an aluminum bat, entered his home, threw him on the floor and began kicking and poking him in the head with the bat, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

He described his attackers as being black, between the ages of 20 and 29, wearing dark clothing, and said that during the robbery one of the subjects stepped on his left foot, causing minor bleeding.

Deputies said the resident, thinking the men were looking for drugs, told them where he kept his medications. But he told deputies none of his medications were missing.

The four men reportedly did take three shotguns and the man’s wallet, which had been in the bedroom, but the guns are not operational, the resident told deputies.

The man said that after the attackers left he pulled himself back into his wheelchair and called the Sheriff’s Office. He was treated at the scene for the injury to his foot and for shortness of breath.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 386-586-4801 or Crime Stoppers at 888-277- TIPS (8477). You may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

<p>A disabled Espanola man was injured and his home ransacked during a home invasion robbery on Espanola Road in Bunnell, authorities said Friday. </p><p>The 60-year-old man, who uses a wheelchair to get around, told Flagler County sheriff's deputies that shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday four men, one armed with an aluminum bat, entered his home, threw him on the floor and began kicking and poking him in the head with the bat, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office. </p><p>He described his attackers as being black, between the ages of 20 and 29, wearing dark clothing, and said that during the robbery one of the subjects stepped on his left foot, causing minor bleeding. </p><p>Deputies said the resident, thinking the men were looking for drugs, told them where he kept his medications. But he told deputies none of his medications were missing. </p><p>The four men reportedly did take three shotguns and the man's wallet, which had been in the bedroom, but the guns are not operational, the resident told deputies. </p><p>The man said that after the attackers left he pulled himself back into his wheelchair and called the Sheriff's Office. He was treated at the scene for the injury to his foot and for shortness of breath. </p><p>Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 386-586-4801 or Crime Stoppers at 888-277- TIPS (8477). You may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.</p>